Tesla Gigafactory Archives – The Green Optimistic

Tesla Gigafactory’s Solar Roof Will Be the Largest of Its Kind

Nicholas Say — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:45:38 +0000

It is often said in Asian philosophy that at the center of darkness, there is light. Elon Musk very well may be that light. It is hard to imagine a culture that is more wasteful than the consumer culture in the United States. Somehow from within that culture, Mr. Musk emerged a very successful innovator. […]

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Tesla’s Gigafactory, World’s Largest Net Zero Energy Building

Mila Luleva — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:46:25 +0000

The latest from Tesla’s battery ‘Gigafactory’: it will produce all the energy it consumes, and it will be renewable. There is an ever-so-growing anticipation and hype around Tesla’s Gigafactory. Not only that it will be arguably the largest building in the world, but also it is expected to exceed the world’s battery production all on […]

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Tesla Looking to Build Second Gigafactory in Japan

Sarah Higman — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 03:44:06 +0000

Hot-giggaty! According to a Bloomberg report, Tesla executives are in talks with their Japanese partners about potentially building a second Gigafactory on their shores. Kurt Kelty, Tesla’s director of battery technology has been in Osaka praising Japan’s view towards technology. ‘Tesla looks to Japan for the world’s most advanced technology,’ Kelty said at an event […]

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Electric Vehicle Battery Prices Forced Down by VW

Benji Jerew — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:22:38 +0000

Demand and deployment for electric vehicles remains low, but automakers tend to agree that the technology could be the biggest shift in automotive technology since the invention of the automatic transmission. The problem, of course, that electric vehicle batteries are far more expensive than any conventional powertrain. A brand new four-cylinder engine might cost $4,000, […]

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Tesla Motors’ Gigafactory Construction Under Way

Benji Jerew — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:41:49 +0000

With construction of the Tesla Gigafactory (is that really its name?), Tesla Motors expects to be able to get lithium-ion battery pricing down below $100/kWh, which will enable production of an affordable mass-market electric vehicle. If we recall, the Tesla Motors plan wasn’t simply to offer high-end electric vehicles to the rich and famous, but […]

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Tesla Motors to Build “Gigafactory” in Nevada

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:11:34 +0000

Leading up to the planned, and affordable, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Motors really needs to get lithium-ion battery prices down, which is the whole purpose of the so-called “Tesla Gigafactory.” Currently, for Tesla Motors’ electric vehicles, the Tesla Model S and upcoming Tesla Model X, individual lithium-ion cells are sourced from Panasonic. True, the cells […]

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Gigafactory Key to Next Chapter in Toyota and Tesla Relationship?

Ari Luis — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:01:33 +0000

Back in May 2010, Toyota and Tesla announced a deal to jointly develop electric vehicles and parts, and to cooperate on engineering and production systems support. The result of the partnership of the maker of the iconic gas-electric hybrid Prius and the maker of the equally iconic EV Roadster sports cars was an electric sports […]

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Tesla Will Disrupt Centralized Power Companies, says Morgan Stanley

Benji Jerew — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:37:27 +0000

Tesla Motors may be more than an electric vehicle automaker, according to financial services corporation Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley says that Tesla could actually end up disrupting centralized power companies as we know them, but how? Tesla is not just a car company, and neither is SolarCity just a solar panel company. In the end, […]

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Official – Panasonic Signs on Tesla Gigafactory Project

Benji Jerew — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:40:49 +0000

If the Tesla Model 3 is going to be sold at a price that will make everyone smile, the Tesla Gigafactory and the economies of scale will make it happen. It hasn’t, or they haven’t, been built yet, but the Tesla Gigafactory (-ies?) are the next key to Tesla Motors’ success as an automaker and […]

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BMW and Samsung SDI Expand Electric Vehicle Battery Agreement

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:09:31 +0000

As the battery pack has become the crux of practically every electric vehicle venture, companies are turning to mass-production as a way to reduce costs. Following the economies of scale, even Tesla Motors is planning its own lithium-ion electric vehicle battery mass-production facilities, the so-called Tesla Gigafactory. On the part of Tesla Motors, this is […]

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Tesla is Not Just a Car Company

Benji Jerew — Wed, 28 May 2014 21:32:30 +0000

True, Tesla Motors is most well-known for its award-winning electric vehicle, the Tesla Model S, but CEO Elon Musk’s vision goes so much further. The basis for this vision is the lithium-ion battery, which Elon Musk is using to corner the market, but which market? Elon Musk is the mastermind and founder of bother Tesla […]

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Panasonic Takes Interest in Tesla Gigafactory

Benji Jerew — Fri, 09 May 2014 15:47:06 +0000

The Tesla Gigafactory’s plan is to reduce lithium-ion battery costs for Tesla Motors electric vehicles and SolarCity backup power supplies, and it’s a huge plan. Tesla Motors expects the new complex to cost about $5 billion, but it isn’t going to foot the bill alone. Of course, the bulk of the money will mostly likely […]

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Tesla Gigafactory to Break Ground – in Two States?

Benji Jerew — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:38:34 +0000

Tesla Motors is planning some big developments in the future, and a lot of those changes hinge on the Tesla Gigafactory. The Tesla Gigafactory, of course, could be Tesla Motors’ key to an affordable mass-market electric vehicle. Currently, Tesla Model S production takes up barely half of the Fremont, California, Tesla Motors factory, but Tesla […]

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Will the Tesla Gigafactory be Greener than Tesla’s Current Operation?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:33:31 +0000

While the Tesla Gigafactory is still in its planning stages, it makes us wonder, how much goes into making a world-class electric vehicle that’s also green? On the surface of things, bringing the Tesla Gigafactory into being will enable mass-production of an affordable electric vehicle for the masses. Electric vehicles, such as the upcoming Tesla […]

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Tesla Motors to Source Gigafactory Raw Materials from North America

Benji Jerew — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:29:34 +0000

The Tesla Gigafactory, Tesla Motors brainchild, not only holds the promise of an electric-vehicle future in the United States, but much more. Tesla Motors has been extolled, by some at least, as an American success story and, in many ways, it is. True, a few hundred million dollars went out in loans, but the company […]

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States Competing for Tesla Gigafactory to Build Within Their Borders

Benji Jerew — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:15:44 +0000

Economically speaking, the Tesla Gigafactory promises to be a boon to, not only Tesla Motors, but also to whichever state Tesla Motors ends up building the grand industrial complex. The Tesla Gigafactory’s promised economic benefits, aside from being estimated at some $5 billion to construct and supplying lithium-ion battery packs for some 500,000 electric vehicles […]

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Tesla Gigafactory Won’t be Built in California

Benji Jerew — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:16:56 +0000

This may come as a shock, but Tesla Motors, based in Fremont, California, has decided that it won’t be building the Tesla Gigafactory in its own home state. The building of the Tesla Gigafactory was announced just a couple weeks ago, but it has been obvious for some time that Tesla Motors would absolutely have […]

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